OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM - VOTE 1604
Occupational Health and Safety's primary mandate is the setting, communicating and enforcing of the occupational health and safety legislation and regulations, and coordinating Ontario's workplace injury and illness prevention system to reduce or eliminate workplace injury or illness.
The Occupational Health and Safety Program monitors compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the Act), and assists workplace parties in securing a healthy and safe working environment. Through the administration and enforcement of the Act and its regulations, it encourages employers and workers to cooperatively identify and control health and safety hazards.
The Prevention Office coordinates Ontario's injury and illness prevention system including health and safety education and promotion by establishing and implementing a provincial occupational health and safety strategy to ensure the alignment of health and safety activities across all system partners; designating, providing operating and capital funding, and maintaining oversight over Health and Safety Associations through transfer payment agreements; establishing standards for, and approval of training programs and providers; establishing requirements for certification of joint health and safety committee members; and, supporting funding decisions for prevention research and prevention grants to recipients who meet specific eligibility criteria.
The Office of the Worker Adviser (OWA) provides advisory, representation and educational services to non-unionized injured workers and survivors, and represents them before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. The OWA also provides representation services to workers at the Ontario Labour Relations Board in reprisal complaint cases under Section 50 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The Office of the Employer Adviser (OEA) provides advisory and educational services to all Ontario employers and representation services primarily to smaller employers, with fewer than 100 employees, with regard to workplace safety insurance matters before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. The OEA also provides representation services to employers with fewer than 50 workers at the Ontario Labour Relations Board in reprisal complaint cases under Section 50 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
| VOTE -ITEM # |
STANDARD ACCOUNT BY ITEM AND SUB-ITEMS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATING EXPENSE | ||||
| 1604-1 | Occupational Health and Safety | |||
| Salaries and wages | 59,767,000 | |||
| Employee benefits | 8,937,500 | |||
| Transportation and communication | 4,513,400 | |||
| Services | 12,726,800 | |||
| Supplies and equipment | 2,135,400 | |||
| Transfer payments | ||||
| Grants to Radiation Safety Institute of Canada | 40,000 | |||
| Grants to promote improved health and safety practices | 251,000 | 291,000 | ||
| Total Operating Expense to be Voted | 88,371,100 | |||
| 1604-2 | Workplace Safety and Insurance Advisory Program Administration | |||
| Salaries and wages | 506,200 | |||
| Employee benefits | 75,900 | |||
| Transportation and communication | 8,200 | |||
| Services | 5,600 | |||
| Supplies and equipment | 10,400 | |||
| Subtotal | 606,300 | |||
| Less: Recoveries | 605,300 | |||
| Total Operating Expense to be Voted | 1,000 | |||
| 1604-3 | Office of the Worker Adviser | |||
| Salaries and wages | 7,783,100 | |||
| Employee benefits | 1,774,500 | |||
| Transportation and communication | 310,900 | |||
| Services | 1,430,600 | |||
| Supplies and equipment | 108,800 | |||
| Subtotal | 11,407,900 | |||
| Less: Recoveries | 11,406,900 | |||
| Total Operating Expense to be Voted | 1,000 | |||
| 1604-4 | Office of the Employer Adviser | |||
| Salaries and wages | 2,596,400 | |||
| Employee benefits | 597,200 | |||
| Transportation and communication | 154,300 | |||
| Services | 407,300 | |||
| Supplies and equipment | 92,400 | |||
| Subtotal | 3,847,600 | |||
| Less: Recoveries | 3,846,600 | |||
| Total Operating Expense to be Voted | 1,000 | |||
| 1604-7 | Prevention Office | |||
| Salaries and wages | 8,348,300 | |||
| Employee benefits | 1,085,400 | |||
| Transportation and communication | 480,100 | |||
| Services | 4,190,200 | |||
| Supplies and equipment | 344,000 | |||
| Transfer payments | ||||
| Health and Safety Associations | 91,010,000 | |||
| Prevention Research | 8,500,000 | |||
| Prevention Grants | 1,700,000 | 101,210,000 | ||
| Total Operating Expense to be Voted | 115,658,000 | |||
| Total Operating Expense for Occupational Health and Safety Program | 204,032,100 | |||
| CAPITAL EXPENSE | ||||
| 1604-6 | Occupational Health and Safety | |||
| Other transactions | 1,000 | |||
| Total Capital Expense to be Voted | 1,000 | |||
| Statutory Appropriations | ||||
| Statutory | Amortization, the Financial Administration Act | |||
| Other transactions | 1,000 | |||
| 1604-8 | Prevention Office Capital | |||
| Transfer payments | ||||
| Health and Safety Associations Capital | 490,000 | |||
| Total Capital Expense to be Voted | 490,000 | |||
| Total Capital Expense for Occupational Health and Safety Program | 492,000 | |||
| CAPITAL ASSETS | ||||
| 1604-5 | Occupational Health and Safety | |||
| Land and marine fleet - asset costs | 1,000 | |||
| Total Capital Assets to be Voted | 1,000 | |||
| Total Capital Assets for Occupational Health and Safety Program | 1,000 |
